Teaching Profession
Education news, analysis, and opinion about teachers as a workforce and policies affecting them.
See also: Salaries & Benefits, Job Satisfaction, New Teachers, Teacher Diversity, Unions, Teacher Evaluations
The State of Teaching
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
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Taking Care of Teachers
This report looks at the many ways stressors related to COVID-19 and racial inequities have affected the teacher workforce, strategies for self-care, and how school leaders and districts can help protect their teachers’ social and emotional well-being through the continued uncertainty.
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Social-Emotional Learning 2017
This special collection explores methods for avoiding burnout, reducing stress, and teaching cultural responsiveness.
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Helping New Teachers Thrive
This special report explores the challenges new teachers face, and what schools of education, districts, and other organizations are doing to help them succeed.
Teaching Profession How Teachers Across the Country Support Each Other in Times of CrisisOne Minnesota teacher received a touching display of support from a colleague 1,200 miles away.
Teaching Profession How the Nation's Top Teachers Prevent BurnoutFinalists for Teacher of the Year give tips on keeping your sanity and enthusiasm in the classroom.
Teaching Profession The Nation's Top 5 Teachers in 2026 Focus on Community, Place-Based EducationThis year's top teachers bring their communities into the classroom, and vice versa.
Teaching Profession Teachers Say They Keep Getting New Duties. What Are They?Educators say there are too many additional responsibilities that are now part of their jobs.
Teaching Profession The Odds Are Against Teachers' Fitness Resolutions. But Here's the Good NewsTeachers struggle to honor fitness resolutions but rack up major movement during school days.
Teaching Profession 'I Try to Really Push Through': Teachers Battle Sleep DeprivationMany teachers say they get less than the recommended amount of sleep a night.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says How Much Would It Cost States to Support Parental Leave for Teachers?Two-thirds of states do not guarantee teachers parental leave, a new national study finds.
Teaching Profession Opinion The Three Worst Words You Can Say to a TeacherI’m sick of hearing the same patronizing advice from administrators and professional development trainers.
Teaching Profession Opinion For Teachers With the Novel-Writing ‘Bug,’ Authors Have AdviceHow do I start to write a novel? How do I get it published? Look here for those answers and more.
Teaching Profession 'Constant Juggling': Teachers Share the Job Stressors That Keep Them Up at NightMost educators point to the intense workload that doesn't stop after the school day ends.
Teaching Profession What We Know About Pre-K Teachers: Salaries, Support, and MoreA new RAND report shows how public school pre-K teachers need additional support.
Teaching Profession Opinion After 30 Years as a Teacher, He Became an Interviewer on YouTube. Here's WhyHe’s interviewed Nobel laureates, National Book Award winners, and influential education thinkers.
Teaching Profession When Teachers Become Parents, They Gain a New Perspective of the JobWhile parenthood can present challenges, it also offers opportunities for educators.
Teaching Profession Live Event Work Flexibility, Leader Stability Keys to High Teacher MoraleEducation Week and the Boston Globe partnered on an event exploring the "State of Teaching" project.
Teaching Profession Do Cellphone Bans Curb Teacher Burnout?Researchers examined the impact on teachers in two middle schools.
